A box of fabric!

A box of Island Batik fabric that is. Yesterday was my happy day as my second year of being an Island Batik ambassador officially started!!  I am so happy and excited that I got accepted again. It's going to be a very fun year, I mean how could it not as you look at all this wonderful fabric!  And you know that I loved playing with these fabrics and being able to share my projects with all of you this past year.

A gorgeous Coastal Mist 5" stamp pack, a Valentines bundle, a Dotalicious 10" Stack and coordinates, the rolls are their Stash Builders, some blenders, neutrals and a big secret bundle. Island Batik--thank you so much for your generosity!!


And that's not all folks- Aurifil and Superior Threads were also generous and included all these threads to match the fabrics!  Thank you so very much.

I should have a few more posts with Island Batik projects this month so stay tuned!

Linking with Sarah and Myra

A new pattern using Island Batiks

I have a new pattern for sale in my Craftsy shop!  This Modern Circles table runner was designed using the gorgeous Island Batik fabrics from a variety of their lines.


It's no secret that I am loving being one of their 2016 Ambassadors;-)  June's theme is Modern, it could be any size we desired.  Modern Circles is 16 x 42 and uses both piecing and applique. It's very quick and easy to make. So fun to make with these great colors.  Did you notice I made a pieced binding? I varied the length of the strips so that when the ends met you wouldn't have to be exact on the length for it to look great.

I used Hobbs Batting 80/20 with a layer of 4 oz. poly on top of that. Threads consisted of Aurifil and Superior King Tut. By doing some dense and some looser quilting the result is a great texture.

The background quilting is my version of Nemeshing that was developed by Bethanne Nemesh of White Arbor quilting.  This was the first time I tried Nemeshing, I admit I was a bit scared to start it, but I sure love how it came out!  I did use my purple air erasable marker to draw in the main curly cues and feathers so I was able to get them exactly where I wanted them. This was quilted on my Nolting Funquilter 17".

                                                            Here are the fabrics I used.

                                                 
                                                     And for the background-love the dots!

You can find the pattern in my Craftsy Shop here.

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MCM
Freemotion by the River
Quilt Story
To-Do Tuesday
Let's Bee Social
NTT
Fabric Frenzy Friday
Can I get a Whoop Whoop

Showers for April

April brings showers and flowers for the Island Batik Ambassadors.  Ever since my shipment from Island Batik arrived, I have been eyeing this gorgeous stack of 10" squares of London Fog. I was dreaming of what I should make with it.  Just look at the cute way they packaged it up!

When we were told for the April challenge to make something to do with spring, I knew London Fog was perfect for it.  To me the purple squares are flowers, the green are their leaves and the blue represents the April showers-all things Spring!  Plus I quilted freehand flowers all over it-Ahhhh Flowers All Around, With Rain Drops Too is what I am calling this quilt.














Island Batik was kind enough to send me 2 of their beautiful Basics to coordinate with London Fog for this project.   I feel so very lucky to be able to create with their gorgeous fabric and show you what I am making with it. This fabric is just delicious feeling. If you would like to find a store near you that carries Island Batiks here is a link to a Store Locator page.  If you wish your store carried Island Batiks tell the shop owner to contact them here.


















Oh wait you say you want to see my quilt?  Okay here ya go, sorry I was teasing again wasn't I. But, of course, you knew I would show you!

 The pattern I used is called The Cut Up by Pieced Tree. I did make a modification to it by not adding the sashing between the blocks and the rows. Mine measures 49x67. Did you notice I bound it with half in purple and half in green?

 The trees were making some interesting shadows. But here you get a glimpse of the aqua back that I happened to have in my stash!

I used Superior So Fine thread for the piecing, Fil-Tec's Glide for the quilting on top and Aurifil for the bobbin.Spreading my thread love around ;-)  Hobb's 80/20 batting.

Want another close up of the quilting and fabric?

Can you tell I am having tons of fun being an 

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